Caption

Night Amusement, Four drinking men next to a stand with sheet music, print, number: '30', inscription: 'poelman', England, after design by William Hogarth (possibly), publisher: Robert Sayer, London, 1734 - 1794, printmaker, paper, mezzotint, etching, height 152 mm x width 113 mm, viola, violoncello, double bass, alcoholic drinks, notation of music, A sepia-toned engraving shows four men dressed in historical clothing gathered closely together, their facial expressions animated; one man wearing a tricorne hat holds a bowl and looks forward with a slight smile, a second man with a tall powdered wig leans in from the left and appears to be speaking while pointing, a third man behind them has rolled hair and a neutral expression, and a fourth, smaller-looking man on the right looks up toward the bowl while clutching a goblet and wearing a coat with decorative buttons; in the lower left a candle on a stand illuminates a music stand with sheet music, and the composition includes detailed folds in garments and textured shading throughout.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_125

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47.8Mb (9.0Mb) / 11.5in x 16.2in / 3445 x 4851 (300dpi)

Keywords

Night Amusement Four drinking men next stand sheet music print number 30 inscription poelman England design William Hogarth publisher Robert Sayer London 1734 - 1794 printmaker paper mezzotint etching height 152 mm x width 113 mm viola violoncello double bass alcoholic drinks notation music sepia-toned engraving four men dressed historical clothing gathered closely together facial expressions animated man wearing tricorne hat holds bowl looks forward slight smile second man tall powdered wig leans left speaking pointing third man them rolled hair neutral expression fourth smaller-looking man right looks up clutching goblet wearing coat decorative buttons lower left candle stand illuminates music stand composition includes detailed folds garments textured shading